Bridget Gordon, SB Nation

Bridget Gordon

SB Nation

Chicago, IL, United States

Contact James Bridget

Discover and connect with journalists and influencers around the world, save time on email research, monitor the news, and more.

Start free trial

Recent:
  • Unknown
Past:
  • SB Nation
  • Paste Magazine

Past articles by James Bridget:

The USWNT’s equal pay lawsuit is a fight for all of women’s sports

It shouldn’t take unequaled greatness for women to get equal pay. → Read More

WATCH: Relive Mesut Özil's Spectacular Goal In The Champions League

While most people were glued to their TVs watching Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City host Barcelona, a dedicated few tuned in to watch Arsenal’s incredible come-from-behind win against Ludogorets. After going down 2-0 in the first 15 minutes, Arsenal fought their way back to level the score at 2-2 before half time. But the goal spigot seemed to have turned off in the second half, and it looked… → Read More

ICYMI, the Champions League Group Stage Is Set!

For many football fans, today one of the most important days on the football calendar. With the qualifier rounds wrapping up yesterday, UEFA held the group stage draw for the 2016-17 Champions League earlier today. 32 members of Europe’s elite were thrown together and matched up at random (or “random,” if you’re a cynic), setting the table for some thrilling contests over six matchdays between… → Read More

The Champions League Final Could Be Held Outside Of Europe

A Champions League Final held in New York has long been the subject of jokes and “God, I wish” kinds of daydreaming. But there are new indications that it might actually happen some day. It’s been a little over a month since Slovenian lawyer Aleksander ?eferin was elected president of UEFA and observers and stakeholders have been anxiously waiting to see how much of a departure he would be from… → Read More

5 Big Moments You May Have Missed From The 2016 Champions League Final

On Saturday the San Siro in Milan played host to arguably the biggest day in the club football calendar— the Champions League Final. This year’s game, the second Madrid Derby in three years, has been hyped for weeks as the chance for Real to capture La Undecima or for Atleti to go for the upset and claim some redemption. The game was… ok. Not great, not something you’d want to bother… → Read More

Notes On The Fallout From The USMNT's 4-0 Loss To Costa Rica

The USMNT’s blowout loss to Costa Rica last night was bad. Really, really bad. The odds were indeed stacked against them; the USA had just come off a shock loss to Mexico in Columbus on Friday, and have to date never won away at Costa Rica. The result wasn’t wholly unexpected. But the margin of defeat, combined with a questionable team selection and a shockingly poor performance, has thrown the… → Read More

Some Notes On The Fallout From Megan Rapinoe's Protest For The USWNT

Last week we wrote about Megan Rapinoe’s uncertainty heading into the USWNT’s friendly against Thailand. There was speculation over whether she would continue her national anthem protests in order to draw attention to racism and police brutality while playing for the national team. Rapinoe herself said she wasn’t sure what she was going to do— the protests were important to her, but she also… → Read More

Former England And Watford Manager Graham Taylor Has Died

Graham Taylor, the beloved former manager and chairman of Watford and former England manager, passed away earlier today of an apparent heart attack. He was 72. Taylor was a beloved figure in English football, which is now coming together to mourn his loss. Tributes have been mounting all day from some of the game’s luminaries. Sir Alex Ferguson referred to Taylor as “one of the old-school… → Read More

The Joint World Cup Bid Between The US, Mexico, & Canada Is Really Happening

The press conference at the top of One World Trade Center started a few minutes late and opened in somewhat awkward fashion— US Soccer president Sunil Gulati, Mexican Football Federation president Decio de María, CONCACAF and Canadian Soccer Association chief Victor Montagliani, and host Alexi Lalas milling about uncomfortably while the opening refrains from “Can’t Hold Us” played over the PA.… → Read More

A Minneapolis Sports Columnist Says Soccer Fans Who Wear Scarves Are Not “Manly”

Patrick Reusse is a sportswriter based in Minneapolis. His bio at the foot of his columns for the Star Tribune says he’s been covering sports in the Twin Cities since 1968 and working for the paper since 1988. So, you know, he’s been around the block. He seems to mostly cover baseball and hockey, which is a pretty solid beat for Minnesota sportswriting. Keeps you busy all year ‘round. But this… → Read More

Mark Clattenburg Abruptly Quits The Premier League, Takes A Job In Saudi Arabia

Do you ever come across a news story that shouldn’t surprise you that does anyway? Earlier today, renowned Premier League referee Mark Clattenburg announced he was taking over as referee director of the Saudi Arabian Football Federation. The announcement means that Clattenburg’s position with the Premier League is terminated, and is likely effective immediately. That means that Arsenal’s 2-0 win… → Read More

WATCH: Jesús Corona's Spectacular Goal VS Venezuela

Mexico and Venezuela met last night for their last group stage match in the Copa América Centenario. Both teams had already qualified for the knockout rounds but there was still the niggling detail of winning the group (and the accompanying seeding in the next round) to settle. With Venezuela up 1-0 late in the game, Mexico were starting to get a little ancy. Yet as the clocked ticked down to… → Read More

The 20 Best Goals Of 2016

There’s plenty to love about football. The hypnotizing patterns that emerge. The crisp, geometric passing. The songs wafting in from the terraces. Moments of elation and utter despair. The feeling of pinning all your hopes on whatever happens over the course of 90 minutes. So much joy and dread to be found in the game. But let’s be honest here. The goals are pretty great. It was hard picking… → Read More

Five European Champions Who Were Later Relegated

This weekend Aston Villa will more than likely be relegated from the Premier League. It will end a 27 year run in the top of the English football pyramid (stretching back to the old First Division) and shorten the list of English top flight clubs who have never been relegated in the Premier League era. Villa is already one of several English clubs with long and proud histories (and passionate… → Read More

WATCH: WWE Stars Square Off In FIFA 17

Plenty of professional wrestlers have a side hustle. Austin Creed, also known as Xavier Woods and stars as one-third of the recently-deposed WWE Tag Team Champions The New Day, has a gaming channel on YouTube called UpUpDownDown. Creed posts a mix of Let’s Play videos and more vloggy shenanigans with friends. He frequently dragoons other WWE stars into appearing on the channel, either to play… → Read More

The 15 Biggest Soccer Scandals of 2016

Between Euro 2016, the start of 2018 World Cup qualifiers in earnest, and some major upheaval at the club and international level, this year was a consequential one in football. With Sepp Blatter’s removal as president of FIFA and the corruption scandal entering the evidence discovery and continuance motion stages, it was thought that scandals would be fewer in numbers and dimmer intensity. Boy… → Read More

The Hipster's Guide To The English Football League

English football is back, my friends, and not a moment too soon. Oh sure, the new Premier League season doesn’t start for another eight days, but today is the start of the 2016-17 season in the English Football League. And it starts with a bang as Fulham (remember them?) host Newcastle (yeah, we definitely remember them) later today. Maybe you’re a recently-found fan of Newcastle or Aston Villa… → Read More

MLS May Be Coming To Detroit, Courtesy Of The NBA

MLS is going full-steam ahead with their expansion plans, aiming to field 28 teams in 2020. Several cities have been touted as sites for expansion teams, including Sacramento, Miami, and St. Louis. But thanks to two NBA team owners, Detroit may be jumping to the head of the line. Tom Gores and Dan Gilbert, owners of the Detroit Pistons and the Cleveland Cavaliers respectively, announced plans… → Read More

Watch: Kids Invade Barcelona's Training Session & The Players Just Go With It

Barcelona held a training session yesterday in advance of their meeting with Arsenal in the second leg of the Champions League Round of 16. In the middle of training (about 1:30 in the video), three random kids snuck past whatever flimsy security measures the club has in place (opponents: take note) and barged into the session. Usually security would be summoned at this point to escort the… → Read More

FC Barcelona Wants To Get Involved In American Women's Soccer

Yesterday FC Barcelona cut the ribbon on their shiny new offices in New York. Like Bayern Munich before them, Barça are looking to make maximize their opportunities in a potentially very lucrative American market. During the event, Barcelona president Josep Bartomeu said the club is really interested in expanding and investing in American soccer by fielding a new team. Bartomeu instead wants to… → Read More